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United States / Virginia / Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area / Fairfax County / Lake Barcroft / Zip Codes
Lake Barcroft in Virginia has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average temperature in July, the warmest month, is 81°F (27°C) while the average temperature in January, the coldest month, is 36°F (2°C). The area receives an average annual precipitation of 42 inches (1,067 mm), mainly during spring and summer months. Lake Barcroft experiences thunderstorms throughout the year that produce heavy rainfall at times. Snowfall is light and usually only occurs from December to March.

Lake Barcroft, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Barcroft averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Lake Barcroft. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Barcroft gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lake Barcroft is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

7.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Lake Barcroft, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Barcroft, VirginiaUnited States
  43.6 in.38.1 in.
  17.4 in.27.8 in.
  117.9 days106.2 days
  198 days205 days
  87.5°85.8°
  26.3°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  266 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Lake Barcroft with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Virginia. In Lake Barcroft, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Barcroft are September, May and June.
In Lake Barcroft, there are 27.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Barcroft with an average of 26.3°. This is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Lake Barcroft, there are 79.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
In Lake Barcroft, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Virginia.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Lake Barcroft during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Lake Barcroft.
May is the wettest month in Lake Barcroft with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in Lake Barcroft means that it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Barcroft with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 117.9 rainy days annually in Lake Barcroft, which is rainier than most places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.4 inches in Lake Barcroft means that it is snowier than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Lake Barcroft with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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